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post #46 of 53
3/26/09 at 7:53pm
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Sorry 83, but IMHO blades are for the masochist, the show-off, and the rare soul who wants to put effort into his/her game rather than throw money at it. And I have a set of blades and would drop a few ducats on a set of Hogan Apexes in a minute were I to take up the game again.

Well, some of us are masochists . I played blades for years after starting out with Eye2s. Played MP29s, Apexes and finally a couple of sets of MP14s. One day after having a particularly bad round, I was pissed off and picked up a set of x14 Pros. I would never again play a set of blades, though they are fun to screw around with on the range. I don't really play much anymore, but if I were, I would go back to shovels, or something like them.

One thing you learn, eventually, is that golf is about scoring, not about hitting everything pure. I found that once I wised up, I hit fewer balls on the range, chipped and putted more, and shot may more rounds around par, and had many fewer disastrous rounds in the middle or high eighties.

Oh, and Radials are one of the worst clubs ever made. They are cast blades with a big, fat sole. What a nightmare.
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post #47 of 53
4/1/09 at 10:33pm
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Originally Posted by iammatt View Post
Well, some of us are masochists . I played blades for years after starting out with Eye2s. Played MP29s, Apexes and finally a couple of sets of MP14s. One day after having a particularly bad round, I was pissed off and picked up a set of x14 Pros. I would never again play a set of blades, though they are fun to screw around with on the range. I don't really play much anymore, but if I were, I would go back to shovels, or something like them.

One thing you learn, eventually, is that golf is about scoring, not about hitting everything pure. I found that once I wised up, I hit fewer balls on the range, chipped and putted more, and shot may more rounds around par, and had many fewer disastrous rounds in the middle or high eighties.

Oh, and Radials are one of the worst clubs ever made. They are cast blades with a big, fat sole. What a nightmare.
Hogan made 3 versions of the Radials. 1983-1986, 1987-1989, and 1992. Only the 1992 version were cast, the first two sets were forged. If you haven't played them, then you don't know what you're talking about. And if you did play them, you must not know what you're doing. I never said they were the best club ever made, but they remain a very strong specimen of a high performance golf club that is forgiving enough for use by amateurs, without being some game improvement goon spoons.
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post #48 of 53
4/4/09 at 5:05pm
Buy used cheap clubs untill you improve. Once you are better you will realize what equipment you like and what you want. Do waste money now.
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post #49 of 53
5/17/09 at 9:32pm
I just started playing myself, and so far I'm really enjoying it. In high school I was a caddy for 4 years, but never really played seriously-and decided to pick it up now in my mid 20's. I purchased a used set of Ping irons, and already had a ping putter that was a gift, and ended up buying a driver the other day.

Spend a lot of time at the range. You'd be amazed at how much you can improve your swing without lessons if you hit 2-300 balls a day for a week. Get a decent swing down, then start lessons. Don't go to the range and hit every club in your bag. Concentrate on one club at a time. If you have issues with your swing, slow it down drastically, it really allows you to pinpoint the problem much easier than swinging at a full pace. Swinging faster usually just accentuates whatever you are doing wrong.
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post #50 of 53
5/18/09 at 11:02am
Craigslist++

I'd skip purchasing a fancy pants driver, get some nice irons and a 3 wood...

+1 on getting lessons
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post #51 of 53
5/20/09 at 3:27pm
I did not start playing until I was 30. My advice is not to worry too much about the equipment. There are all kinds of quality choices out there for a beginner and no shortage of people who want to help.

My advice is to get a series of lessons and play alot. Don't forget to spend time on the practice green with your chipping and putting. Far too many beginners spend too much time hitting their driver, badly, at the range.
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post #52 of 53
5/20/09 at 8:34pm
Ping Eye II's and lessons.
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post #53 of 53
5/21/09 at 5:31pm
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Originally Posted by InsBrokerTX View Post
Ping Eye II's and lessons.

+1, Eye II's are awesome and shouldn't cost too much nowadays.
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